VICE documentaries’ All This Mayhem is a searing account of
what happens when raw talent and extreme personalities collide. An unflinching,
never-before-seen account of drugs and the dark side of professional
skateboarding that stars brothers Tas and Ben Pappas. Chronicling the intense
bond and charisma that took the siblings from the pinnacle of their sport into
a spiraling world of self-destruction; All This Mayhem at its core is a film about
what happens when raw talent and extreme personalities collide.
Utilising endless handicam footage taken at the time, paired
with interviews from Henry Sanchez, Lance Conklin, Dom Kekich, Bill Weiss and
others, director Eddie Martin, who has ties to Exit The Through the Gift Shop
and Senna, touches upon the brothers’
revolutionary style, feuds with Tony Hawk, their ferocious appetite for
mood-altering substances and where it ultimately landed them.
If you haven't seen the film and have an interest in the
subject matter, really try and do so. And given we live in the age of the internet
you can stream the film online HERE for a reasonable price. But if you still
need some convincing or perhaps just want to know a little more before jumping
in, check out the 20 minute video below where those involved talk a bit more about the project.
